Shaka-Zulu Restaurant

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Shaka Zulu is an iconic restaurant, bar and club bringing a taste of Africa to the heart of London. Based over two floors, Shaka Zulu combines some of the culinary specialities of South Africa in its magnificent Braai restaurant.

The food of South Africa is often referred to as 'rainbow cuisine' because its dishes originated and are influenced by such a wide variety of multicultural sources, from the indigenous Zulu and Sotho speaking people of South Africa to immigrants from Cape Malay, Malaysia and Java.

Specialising in delicious home-made biltong, pickled fish as well as some authentic dishes like bredie, bobotie, sosaties and of course the famous boerewors sausage but to name a few, we also serve the finest steaks and seafood in London.

For more adventurous diners and ex pats wanting a little piece of home, we also serve all types of game meat from Zebra, Ostrich, Springbok and Kudu straight from the spit or Braai.

Important Information

Please note: A maximum of 2 people will be accepted per taste booking. Your card can be used up until 6.30pm on Friday and Saturdays.

Important note for reviewers

Based upon feedback from our members we have decided to implement a review facility on the tastecard website. This is a great opportunity for you to share your experiences, both good and bad, with other members. Please familiarise yourselves with the below rules for placing reviews:

Whilst we will not modify your review, we will monitor all reviews. As tastecard is a co-operative with our restaurants, if a restaurant objects to a review we will remove it. Whilst this gives the restaurants the opportunity to remove any negative reviews, we will make it very clear to them that a balance of reviews will be relied upon and trusted more by our members and likely lead to more bookings for the restaurants. It is a fine balancing act between publishing as many reviews as possible and losing popular restaurants as a result of negative reviews.

Reviews must be based on the diner’s experience, not second-hand information or hearsay

Reviews written by ownership or management posing as guests will not be accepted. Current or past employees or anyone associated or related to employees of an establishment listed on our site are not allowed to post reviews

Please refrain from using personally insulting language, attempting a smear campaign or posting content that is irrelevant and unhelpful to other members

Questions or comments directed to or about tastecard staff or other tastecard members will not be posted

Commercial e-mail addresses and contact information are not allowed in reviews, nor is promotional material of any kind

Important note for restaurateurs

Based upon feedback from our members we have decided to implement a review facility on the tastecard website. This is a great opportunity for members to share their experiences, both good and bad, with other members. We believe that this is also a fantastic opportunity for our restaurants to assess feedback, and if necessary make improvements and take feedback on-board.
Previously, if members wished to review a restaurant they were likely to visit another website to do so. This may have meant that the reviews were less accessible to yourselves, as restaurateurs, and thus you would have been less likely to act upon the review, be it good or bad. By offering the review service on our site we believe that restaurants will benefit from having feedback from our members in one place.

If you object to a review on our site, we will remove it. However, our research has indicated that members are far more likely to visit a restaurant if there are a number of balanced reviews than if all reviews are positive. Please bear this in mind when reading the reviews; if a restaurant only has great reviews then our members are far less likely to trust the reviews and thus are likely to dine elsewhere.

"I agree this should be place of the week, it’s awesome, the food and service are the..."Read more

"Visited Shaka Zulu last night after seeing on Monday that it was your restaurant of the week...."Read more

"Wow, prepare to be awed, this restaurant is beautiful, the service is good (we went in the week..."Read more

"I went to Shaka Zulu with a group of friends and used my tastecard. All I can say is what a..."Read more

USHINDHI said:"Delicious

Amazing food crocodile starter and ostrich steak were just wonderful and my girlfriend had lamb samosa and kingklip we enjoyed the food and the atmosphere the service was top knotch I can't wait to get back Mmmmm
"

" Had dinner this evening 20/05/2017 at Shaka Zulu. Was very excited as we were celebrating our 10 year anniversary. It did not start off great as our table was booked for 7pm we waited in the line to be advised that we now had to wait in the waiting area to be seated, 15mins wait, till I went back to the reservation desk to ask when we would be getting seated as It's been 15 mins, to which she said straight away.

Being taken to our table the glass wear was extremely dirty, I asked the lady who seated us to.change the glass, but instead of saying not a problem or sorry she inspected the glass. I regret now not taking a photo of the glasses.

We waited to be served and a lovely lady came over, she took our first drinks order. We were then approached by a man who we ordered all our food, we asked for bread while we waited for our starter this did not arrive.

Starters we exceptional could not fault it, when our main arrive the Steak was cooked to perfection the chips were crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle, the bernaise sauce was to die for, all of that was let down by the cinnamon butternut squash that was cold and the time it took to be brought back out was far too long as I had nearly finished my main. Dessert disappointing as I found a hair under the cream which was on top of the Milktart. I sent this back and got another.

As this was my first experience to Dhaka Zulu and after hearing from friends how great it was, unfortunately it's left a bad taste and I would not recommend it in a hurry.

I honestly believe that the whole entrance setup needs to be looked at and changed as the way it operates now is not fit for purpose.
"

Awful service. A two course meal took over two hours. The cocktails are lovely. The food is ok. Not worth the price even with the discount! Definitely worth paying a visit for a drink definitely not for a meal. It was unpersonal, elongated, a bit boring and we had to constantly ask for service - including paying the bill!! To top it all off, when paying (after a 15 minute wait) the waiter added on £4 on TOP of the service charge for no reason! Would not recommend this place to anyone for food.
"

The venue is absolutely beautiful but doesn't have an African feel to it in terms of the atmosphere. The food was good (I had a zebra steak) but the straw potatoes aren't the best idea or the easiest to manage with a fork. And the sides are definitely overpriced. Enjoyed it overall but I wouldn't be coming back without a discount. Far too expensive for what it is.
"

" Truly Lovely atmosphere (shame about the exit door though; It feels like you are coming out using back Door or fire escape). Otherwise Beautiful, authentic design.
Food was great! Better than expected.
Waiter was very helpful and attentive.
"

We really enjoyed our meal at Shaka Zulu from when your walk on the restaurant is very clean and well decorated in a ornate African theme but it was unfortunately let down by slow drinks service.
When the hostess seated us we asked for some tap water; again when we ordered our food we asked the waitress for water along with our other drinks. The drinks eventually turned up after our starter but no water, we asked the waiter who brought our food again and this time he did bring over a jug of water to our table.
Our mains were delicious, we both had steak (zebra and beef rump) both were cooked as we ordered, a side of salad was all we needed between us. We ordered another drink from the waitress whilst we were eating but again this took far too long to arrive. Dessert was very tasty and well presented. The prices are fairly expensive but you do get good food and reasonable sized portions. We enjoyed our meal, there was a great selection of more unusual items to choose from and will go back in the future. Using the taste card was easy we just said we had one when booking and on arrival.
"

Food was at best less than average. Slightly Warm, boring, tasteless and average. This place looked good but lacked quality. With the taste card the bill came to £140 for two people. I can honestly say I would have had a better meal at a weather's pools. terrible place for food wouldn't ea:-)
"

10/10. Staff, ambiance, food. You pay for what you get and our dishes were spot on. Sharing platter and a main course and shared dessert. Drinks were costly but fab. Will be back with the boys to take up their Happy Hour offer of 5 beers in a bucket for a tender,
"

The food was absolutely delicious across the board. It was a bit pricey and the decor sits on the fine line between amazingly epic and incredibly tacky but with the tastecard I would definitely come again. The decor was still a novel and impressive experience
"

" What a fantastic place!
Absolutely stunning! The food is very good and different and the customer service is great. I have been there two times already and have not been disappointed. I will go back, take more people to see it. I would highly recommend this place!
"

I went to Shaka Zulu over the weekend to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday and it was overall an incredible night. The ambiance and decor of the interior is elaborate and beautiful, none of us had ever been anywhere like it. The cocktail list is extensive and the music was great. We stayed until 2am and danced all night. I am so happy we chose Shaka Zulu and look forward to bringing all of my friends to this venue!
"

"I went to Shaka Zulu with a friend on Sunday, like other reviewers have previously stated the decor is amazing, the waiter that we had was friendly.
I ordered the 'bilatong' for starters, it was like chewing meat flavoured tree bark, two out of three cuts were very tough, and the zebra for mains was nice. For dessert I recommend the peppermint crisp tart, my bill AFTER taste discount was £40 (2 starters, 2 mains and 1 dessert). They add a service charge. If I was in the area I would definitely go back.
Jem
"

"I agree this should be place of the week, it’s awesome, the food and service are the best I’ve ever had, and the music late on a Friday was fab, half price cocktails early gr8, ps you've never seen decor like it wow.
Mazie
"

"Visited Shaka Zulu last night after seeing on Monday that it was your restaurant of the week.
OMG ... that is all I can think to say!
The decor is breathtaking, the staff are attentive without being intrusive and the food was awesome!
Added bonus was the group of us went down straight after work and they also have a HAPPY HOUR with 1/2 price cocktails until 7pm!!! .... perfect for us girls, we will def be back for drinks and already booked to come again with my tastecard over Bank Holiday weekend!
Sheena
"

"Wow, prepare to be awed, this restaurant is beautiful, the service is good (we went in the week and it was relatively quiet, I imagine the weekend is a lot busier), the food was delicious and even the decor in the ladies is quite different.
I cannot wait to go back, we spent about 4 hours having dinner and drinks there and I still want more.
This place is really lovely - something quite different. Well done.
Ilieb
"

"I went to Shaka Zulu with a group of friends and used my tastecard. All I can say is what a place ... we went for main courses each and then shared a meat board between us so we could try the different game meat.
AWESOME ... we are definitely going back and I'm having the Kudu Steaks next time!
Well done Taste Card - this place is brilliant.
Gerry
"

Amazing food crocodile starter and ostrich steak were just wonderful and my girlfriend had lamb samosa and kingklip we enjoyed the food and the atmosphere the service was top knotch I can't wait to get back Mmmmm
"

" Had dinner this evening 20/05/2017 at Shaka Zulu. Was very excited as we were celebrating our 10 year anniversary. It did not start off great as our table was booked for 7pm we waited in the line to be advised that we now had to wait in the waiting area to be seated, 15mins wait, till I went back to the reservation desk to ask when we would be getting seated as It's been 15 mins, to which she said straight away.

Being taken to our table the glass wear was extremely dirty, I asked the lady who seated us to.change the glass, but instead of saying not a problem or sorry she inspected the glass. I regret now not taking a photo of the glasses.

We waited to be served and a lovely lady came over, she took our first drinks order. We were then approached by a man who we ordered all our food, we asked for bread while we waited for our starter this did not arrive.

Starters we exceptional could not fault it, when our main arrive the Steak was cooked to perfection the chips were crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle, the bernaise sauce was to die for, all of that was let down by the cinnamon butternut squash that was cold and the time it took to be brought back out was far too long as I had nearly finished my main. Dessert disappointing as I found a hair under the cream which was on top of the Milktart. I sent this back and got another.

As this was my first experience to Dhaka Zulu and after hearing from friends how great it was, unfortunately it's left a bad taste and I would not recommend it in a hurry.

I honestly believe that the whole entrance setup needs to be looked at and changed as the way it operates now is not fit for purpose.
"

Awful service. A two course meal took over two hours. The cocktails are lovely. The food is ok. Not worth the price even with the discount! Definitely worth paying a visit for a drink definitely not for a meal. It was unpersonal, elongated, a bit boring and we had to constantly ask for service - including paying the bill!! To top it all off, when paying (after a 15 minute wait) the waiter added on £4 on TOP of the service charge for no reason! Would not recommend this place to anyone for food.
"

The venue is absolutely beautiful but doesn't have an African feel to it in terms of the atmosphere. The food was good (I had a zebra steak) but the straw potatoes aren't the best idea or the easiest to manage with a fork. And the sides are definitely overpriced. Enjoyed it overall but I wouldn't be coming back without a discount. Far too expensive for what it is.
"

" Truly Lovely atmosphere (shame about the exit door though; It feels like you are coming out using back Door or fire escape). Otherwise Beautiful, authentic design.
Food was great! Better than expected.
Waiter was very helpful and attentive.
"

We really enjoyed our meal at Shaka Zulu from when your walk on the restaurant is very clean and well decorated in a ornate African theme but it was unfortunately let down by slow drinks service.
When the hostess seated us we asked for some tap water; again when we ordered our food we asked the waitress for water along with our other drinks. The drinks eventually turned up after our starter but no water, we asked the waiter who brought our food again and this time he did bring over a jug of water to our table.
Our mains were delicious, we both had steak (zebra and beef rump) both were cooked as we ordered, a side of salad was all we needed between us. We ordered another drink from the waitress whilst we were eating but again this took far too long to arrive. Dessert was very tasty and well presented. The prices are fairly expensive but you do get good food and reasonable sized portions. We enjoyed our meal, there was a great selection of more unusual items to choose from and will go back in the future. Using the taste card was easy we just said we had one when booking and on arrival.
"

Food was at best less than average. Slightly Warm, boring, tasteless and average. This place looked good but lacked quality. With the taste card the bill came to £140 for two people. I can honestly say I would have had a better meal at a weather's pools. terrible place for food wouldn't ea:-)
"

10/10. Staff, ambiance, food. You pay for what you get and our dishes were spot on. Sharing platter and a main course and shared dessert. Drinks were costly but fab. Will be back with the boys to take up their Happy Hour offer of 5 beers in a bucket for a tender,
"

The food was absolutely delicious across the board. It was a bit pricey and the decor sits on the fine line between amazingly epic and incredibly tacky but with the tastecard I would definitely come again. The decor was still a novel and impressive experience
"

" What a fantastic place!
Absolutely stunning! The food is very good and different and the customer service is great. I have been there two times already and have not been disappointed. I will go back, take more people to see it. I would highly recommend this place!
"

I went to Shaka Zulu over the weekend to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday and it was overall an incredible night. The ambiance and decor of the interior is elaborate and beautiful, none of us had ever been anywhere like it. The cocktail list is extensive and the music was great. We stayed until 2am and danced all night. I am so happy we chose Shaka Zulu and look forward to bringing all of my friends to this venue!
"

"I went to Shaka Zulu with a friend on Sunday, like other reviewers have previously stated the decor is amazing, the waiter that we had was friendly.
I ordered the 'bilatong' for starters, it was like chewing meat flavoured tree bark, two out of three cuts were very tough, and the zebra for mains was nice. For dessert I recommend the peppermint crisp tart, my bill AFTER taste discount was £40 (2 starters, 2 mains and 1 dessert). They add a service charge. If I was in the area I would definitely go back.
Jem
"

"I agree this should be place of the week, it’s awesome, the food and service are the best I’ve ever had, and the music late on a Friday was fab, half price cocktails early gr8, ps you've never seen decor like it wow.
Mazie
"

"Visited Shaka Zulu last night after seeing on Monday that it was your restaurant of the week.
OMG ... that is all I can think to say!
The decor is breathtaking, the staff are attentive without being intrusive and the food was awesome!
Added bonus was the group of us went down straight after work and they also have a HAPPY HOUR with 1/2 price cocktails until 7pm!!! .... perfect for us girls, we will def be back for drinks and already booked to come again with my tastecard over Bank Holiday weekend!
Sheena
"

"Wow, prepare to be awed, this restaurant is beautiful, the service is good (we went in the week and it was relatively quiet, I imagine the weekend is a lot busier), the food was delicious and even the decor in the ladies is quite different.
I cannot wait to go back, we spent about 4 hours having dinner and drinks there and I still want more.
This place is really lovely - something quite different. Well done.
Ilieb
"

"I went to Shaka Zulu with a group of friends and used my tastecard. All I can say is what a place ... we went for main courses each and then shared a meat board between us so we could try the different game meat.
AWESOME ... we are definitely going back and I'm having the Kudu Steaks next time!
Well done Taste Card - this place is brilliant.
Gerry
"

Important note for reviewers

Based upon feedback from our members we have decided to implement a review facility on the tastecard website. This is a great opportunity for you to share your experiences, both good and bad, with other members. Please familiarise yourselves with the below rules for placing reviews:

Whilst we will not modify your review, we will monitor all reviews. As tastecard is a co-operative with our restaurants, if a restaurant objects to a review we will remove it. Whilst this gives the restaurants the opportunity to remove any negative reviews, we will make it very clear to them that a balance of reviews will be relied upon and trusted more by our members and likely lead to more bookings for the restaurants. It is a fine balancing act between publishing as many reviews as possible and losing popular restaurants as a result of negative reviews.

Reviews must be based on the diner’s experience, not second-hand information or hearsay

Reviews written by ownership or management posing as guests will not be accepted. Current or past employees or anyone associated or related to employees of an establishment listed on our site are not allowed to post reviews

Please refrain from using personally insulting language, attempting a smear campaign or posting content that is irrelevant and unhelpful to other members

Questions or comments directed to or about tastecard staff or other tastecard members will not be posted

Commercial e-mail addresses and contact information are not allowed in reviews, nor is promotional material of any kind

Important note for restaurateurs

Based upon feedback from our members we have decided to implement a review facility on the tastecard website. This is a great opportunity for members to share their experiences, both good and bad, with other members. We believe that this is also a fantastic opportunity for our restaurants to assess feedback, and if necessary make improvements and take feedback on-board.
Previously, if members wished to review a restaurant they were likely to visit another website to do so. This may have meant that the reviews were less accessible to yourselves, as restaurateurs, and thus you would have been less likely to act upon the review, be it good or bad. By offering the review service on our site we believe that restaurants will benefit from having feedback from our members in one place.

If you object to a review on our site, we will remove it. However, our research has indicated that members are far more likely to visit a restaurant if there are a number of balanced reviews than if all reviews are positive. Please bear this in mind when reading the reviews; if a restaurant only has great reviews then our members are far less likely to trust the reviews and thus are likely to dine elsewhere.